2019 iPhone may boast super-fast Wi-Fi 6

The next-generation iPhone will reportedly include a version of Wi-Fi that’s up to 30 percent faster than the current one. And that’s not even its biggest improvement in this upcoming wireless networking standard.

This is just one of the details of the 2019 iPhone that’ve leaked out in recent days.

Hello Wi-Fi 6

Analysts at Barclays informed investors this morning that “We believe the 2019 iPhone and Galaxy Series features new WiFi 6 (ax).”

In addition to being faster than Wi-Fi 5 (ac), the next version of this short-range wireless networking standard will enable many more devices in an area to have a wireless connection at once.

In addition to running in the 1 GHz and 5 GHz bands, Wi-Fi 6 will work in the 2.4 GHz band. Other enhancements will mean additional phones, tablets, etc. can use an access point at the same time.

The Wi-Fi Alliance hasn’t yet approved the final version of of the new standard, but that’s expected to happen this year. In time for the 2019 iPhone to launch, apparently.

The Wi-Fi Alliance is also leading the charge to make the names for the Wi-Fi standard make sense. As mentioned, 802.11ax is being called Wi-Fi 6 while 802.11ac has been renamed Wi-Fi 5. The idea is make it easier for consumers to know when they should upgrade their devices and/or wireless routers.